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Join Metro in dumping the pump on Thursday, June 21
King County Metro Transit and
more than 100 public transportation agencies nationwide will be
participating in the Second Annual 2007 National
Dump the
Pump Day on Thursday, June 21.
“The cost of my commute to Seattle plus parking if I drove alone, would be over $425 per month,” said one of the first people to respond. “However, because my employer provides me with a annual Puget Pass, the cost of my commute to the transit center, where there is no charge for parking, is just over $25 per month. That's a savings of over $400 per month.” Another commuter said she purchased a FlexPass from her employer and began using her car so infrequently that she eventually sold it. “I've saved the money I spent on insurance, maintenance, and gas. I figure that my daily commute takes only a few minutes longer than driving and costs me less than 25 cents a day.” There are other “green” incentives to using public transportation beyond saving money. U.S. public transportation systems help to create a healthier environment by reducing smog-producing pollutants and greenhouse gases. According to APTA, public transportation produces nearly 50 percent less carbon dioxide and nitrogen oxide per passenger mile, as private vehicles. In addition, U.S. public transportation systems save 1.4 billion gallons of gasoline every year, the equivalent of 108 million cars filling up in a year.
Across the nation, public transit use is up 30 percent since 1995. That is more than double the growth rate of the population (12 percent) and higher than the growth rate for the vehicle miles traveled on our roads (24 percent) during that same period. Although the national Dump the Pump campaign is targeted to June 21, Metro will be accepting tips about transportation savings through June 30. |
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